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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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i have 99 gsr. my current suspension setup is:
Type R Front upper strut bar
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Tanabe Sustec rear lower arm bar


what would you recommend next to do to make the car handle better? ie.. less understeer.

Or what would have the most impact?

rear sway bar, rear upper strut bar, j's racing pillar bar? any of these? or something diff? i'd just like to get some opinions. THank you.
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 04:54 PM
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a rear sway bar will greatly change the handling characteristics of your Integra. I have the Comptech rear sway/tie-bar installed on my teg and love it. I can kick the back end out around corners.

rear upper strut bar will do very little, its mostly for show. the c-pillar bar MAY make a difference as that is a thin part of the chassis.

what spring rates do you have?
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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i would say a thicker rear sway bar also. but what might really help in getting the most out of your car is actually knowing its limits. go to a couple autox competitions or take a driving class that uses your car. :dunno:
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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I also have a comptech tie and sway bar, and it's worth every penny. Be careful though... that thing can make throttle-off oversteer a little dangerous, until you're used to it
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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Driving course would be good, car already handles well, best to learn to get most out of what you already have
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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rear sway bar! it's cheap, and very effective.
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Old Apr 19, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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Well, with no actual change of parts you can have a good alignment done and get the corner weights set.

Actual stuff I would add: Neuspeed/Koni SP3 shocks, SPC camber kits front and rear, Comptech rear sway/tie bar combo, Prothane "total" poly bushing kit + rear trailing arm bushings.
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